(Née Szyma), age 93 of Wauwatosa, died early Sunday morning, November 16, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa. Irene is survived by her husband of over 60 years, Hans Schwark, one daughter, Sabine (Edward Langer), relatives in Germany and many friends. Irene was born in Breslau, Germany on August 20, 1921 and lived inContinue Reading
Irene M. Schwark
Date of Death: November 16, 2014
(Née Szyma), age 93 of Wauwatosa, died early Sunday morning, November 16, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa. Irene is survived by her husband of over 60 years, Hans Schwark, one daughter, Sabine (Edward Langer), relatives in Germany and many friends.
Irene was born in Breslau, Germany on August 20, 1921 and lived in Silesia, Berlin, Bohemia and Schleswig-Holstein prior to emigrating to Wisconsin in 1951.
Irene was a devoted mother and spouse who took great pride in her homes and gardens. She had a wide range of creative interests from knitting and needlework to pottery and jewelry-making. An avid collector, she enjoyed antiquing and restoring. She also was an inveterate traveler who visited almost 70 countries in her lifetime.
The family will be celebrating her life with gatherings in Wisconsin and Germany at later dates.
"Life began in a garden"